Team Herald
CANACONA: Priyanka Pavitra Velip was unanimously elected sarpanch of Khola village panchayat during the special meeting held on Friday.
The post of the sarpanch had fallen vacant after the resignation of Krishna Velip, as the mutual agreement between the majority panchayat members.
Besides Priyanka and Velip, deputy sarpanch Tejal Pagui, and panchayat member Ajay Pagui, Pandhari alias Babu Prabhudesai, Krupesh Velip, Pradnya Gautam Kamat and Priyanka Prasad Velip were present. However, panchayat member Prabhakar Vaiz abstained.
The ruling panchas owe their allegiance to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Later, the newly elected sarpanch and others met former Deputy Chief Minister Chandrakant ‘Babu’ Kavalekar,’ who assured them his support in the development of the Khola village.
Priyanka Velip thanked Kavalekar and all panchayat members for reposing their faith in her and assured them that she will take all panchayat members into confidence for the development of the village.
